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Daily Opener 11/14
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What Unit will we be studying
for the next three weeks?
What do you remember
studying last year about China?
Zebra Team Field Trip
March 2008
California Science Center
California Science Center
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What: Team Field Trip
Who: Well behaved Zebra students
When: March, 2008
Where: Exposition Park, Los Angeles
Why: It’s fun, it’s educational, it’s a good
excuse to miss school, you might actually learn
something
California Science Center
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IMAX film
Science Center
www.californiasciencecenter.org
Chapereons
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We will need extra adult supervision so if your
parent is willing to help out they will get in for
FREE
Have your parent contact a team Zebra teacher
Money
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Spell-a-thon
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As a way to help fundraise for the trip we will be
having a spell-a-thon
You will be given a list of 25 words
You will be collecting pledges for how many
words you spell correctly
Spell-a-thon Dates
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Nov. 27th
Nov. 28th
Dec 7th
Return Pledge Sheets
Spell-a-thon Test
Pledge Money Due
Spell-a-thon Words
chronological
medieval
plague
schism
bureaucracy
respiration
photosynthesis
mitosis
metaphase
osmosis
associative
coefficient
symmetry
analysis
multiplication
characterization
antecedent
perspective
figurative
hyperbole
inference
analyze
concept
narration
anticipate
Ancient China
Long, long ago, in a
place far, far away…
The Story of Ancient China
Ancient China
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Geography
Early Dynasties
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Ancient Philosophies
Early Chinese
Inventions and
Discoveries
Geography
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The geography of China made it difficult to
spread ideas and goods to China.
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As a result, Chinese civilization developed very
distinctly.
Deserts
Taklimakan and Gobi
Mountains
Pamir, Tian Shan, and Himalaya
Geography
Two major rivers
Chang Jiang (Yangtze)
Huange He (Yellow River)
In between these two rivers is the North China Plain
where early Chinese civilization developed
Geography
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The geography of China made it
difficult to spread ideas and goods to
China.
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As a result, Chinese civilization
developed very distinctly.
Early Dynasties
Shang Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty
Qin Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Shang Dynasty
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ruled China’s earliest civilizations
Shang kings controlled central part of the
North China Plain
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Fought off nomads from the north and west
kings were responsible for religious
activities
Shang Dynasty developed writing using
pictographs
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Similar to modern Chinese writing
Zhou Dynasty
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conquered Shang Dynasty around 1027
B.C.
Zhou kings developed idea of Mandate of
Heaven
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idea that good rulers had the god’s favor
lack of strong central government gave
power to local war lords
because of a lack of a strong central
government war lords fought constantly with
led to the Time of the Warring States
Qin Dynasty
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Shi Huangdi became first Qin Dynasty ruler
ended Time of Warring States by conquering rival
states
ruled with a strong central government
built Great Wall of China
Han Dynasty
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civil war broke out at the end of Qin Dynasty
General Liu Bang defeated Qin and started
Han Dynasty
set up bureaucracy
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government divided into departments
expanded empire
Ancient
Philosophies
Confucianism
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 Legalism
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Buddhism (more on this later!)
Confucianism
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based on the teachings
of Confucius
taught proper code of
conduct
respect was necessary
for peace and harmony
filial piety
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idea that parents must be
treated with respect
Daoism
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based on the teachings of Laozi
believed in a universal force called the Dao (The
Way)
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yin (black)-cold, dark, mysterious
yang (white)-warm, bright
all things live in harmony with Dao except humans
who must find their own Way
Doaists accepted things as they were, did not get
involved in government or try to change things
Legalism
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developed during the Time of the Warring
States
rulers should use legal system to force people
to obey laws
legalists believed human nature was wicked
and people must be forced to be good
harsh punishments kept people afraid to do
wrong
Early Chinese Inventions
and Discoveries
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silk
paper
pottery
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porcelain
agricultural improvements
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better plows
collar harness
wheelbarrow
watermill
Silk
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made from the silk
worm
everybody wanted
it
only Chinese knew
how to make it
Paper
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before paper, books were made on
expensive silk
Paper made books more available
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Chinese valued learning
government kept many records
Paper
Paper